Ross Garnaut Archives - Renew Economy

Policy & Planning

South Australia solar battery hybrid project passes EPBC test with minimal conditions
EPBC permission granted for what could be South Australia’s first solar battery hybrid project, looking to connect next to the new transmission link to NSW.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 27, 2025

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Storage

Zen plans giant 1GW pumped hydro project at former coal pit to address solar duck
Garnaut-led Zen Energy plans 1GW, 8 GWh pumped hydro project in old coal pit west of Sydney to soak up rooftop solar.
Sophie Vorrath & Joshua S. Hill

Apr 11, 2024

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Policy & Planning

“Just get it done:” Survey finds public support for tax on fossil exports
New survey finds strong public support for The Superpower Institute’s proposal to bring back a carbon tax.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 15, 2024

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Solar

Farmers keen to embrace solar, but hamstrung by export limits
Future farmers should be energy traders as well as animal or crop growers, but Australia needs new policy settings to get there.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 11, 2022

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Renewables

Ross Garnaut’s Sunshot takes charge as Zen Energy splits from Sanjeev Gupta
Garnaut to lead Sunshot towards renewable energy future and re-take control of Zen Energy a split from Sanjeev Gupta’s Simec Group after just three years.
Giles Parkinson and Michael Mazengarb

Aug 12, 2020

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Australia’s two renewable export mega-projects say there is room for both, and more
Australia’s two largest renewable energy export projects, planning 25GW of wind and solar between them, see the growing Asian market as more than big enough for both.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 31, 2020

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Biden presidency could put Australia back in ‘naughty corner’ over lack of climate action
A Biden presidency could herald a new era for climate action, while placing immense pressure on the Morrison government to actually to something on climate change.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 31, 2020

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Markets

Switching to renewables could cut industry energy costs by almost a quarter
Australian heavy industries could slash energy costs by turning to wind and solar, and the clean energy switch is key to a manufacturing revival.
Michael Mazengarb

May 8, 2020

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Policy & Planning

Garnaut: Australia will lose competitive advantage if no clean energy transition
Ross Garnaut says Australia risks losing its competitive advantages if it doesn’t accelerate its transition to clean energy.
Michael Mazengarb

May 6, 2020

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Storage

Whyalla steel city goes green with 1GW of solar and storage
UK billionaire Sanjeev Gupta moves to transform his Whyalla steel business into a renewable energy power-house, with 1,000MW of solar and storage that will slash his energy bills by 40% and will likely be repeated in Victoria and NSW.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 30, 2017

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Policy & Planning

Whyalla’s not a ghost town, it’s the centre of a green industrial revolution
Garnaut says renewables will cut energy costs to Whyalla steelworks by at least a third, and outlines plans for large scale solar, rooftop solar and pumped hydro and battery storage.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 21, 2017

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Storage

ZEN Energy reveals “Big Battery” plans for South Australia
Adelaide-based ZEN Energy renews calls for electricity market rule changes as it reveals plans to develop a between 50-150MWh battery storage project in SA.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 24, 2017

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